Geoege william millnee



(ModeL) G. W. MILLNER.

GREAMING 01m,

No. 3219744. 1 v Patented July 7, 1886.,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE WILLIAM MILLNER, OF OHARLOTTETOWN, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, CANADA.

CREAMING -CAN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No, 321,744, dated July 7,1885.

Application filed March 17, 1885.

To-aZl whom, it may concern:

Be it known that LGEORGE WILLIAM MILL- NER, a citizen of Canada,residing at Charlottetown, in the county of Queens and Province ofPrince Edward Island, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin (Dreaming-Cans; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description of theinvention,which will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertainsto make and use the same.

This invention is an improvement in de vices for drawing cream frommilk; and it consists in certain novel constructions and combinations ofparts, as will be hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View, partly broken away, ofa can provided with my improvements. Fig. 2 is a detail View of thetube. Fig. 3 is a detail bottom plan view of the packing-box and thetube. Fig. 4 is a detached section on about line a: :10, Fig.1, and Fig.5 is a plan view of the device, all of which will be described.

The can 0 has an opening, 0, through its bottom, and is provided with aguide-1oop, G fixed to its side, and arranged above and in line with theopening 0. The can is also provided near its upper end with a book, 0 onwhich to support the swinging end of the tube-handle when the cream isrising. To the under side of the can I fix the box D, formed with acylindrical portion, (1, and a baseflange, d. The boxing is arrangedaround and below the opening 0, and the plate (1 has an opening, (1coinciding with the opening 0, as shown most clearly in Fig. 4. Into thebox D, I spring the rubber or other suitable packingring, E,which has anopening, 6, fitted to permit the passage of the tube B. By the describedconstruction ofpacking-box, consisting of the box D and the ring E,thelatter may be conveniently removed and replaced when the tube iswithdrawn. This renders the construction easy -of access for the purposeof cleansing and sunning, as is desirable in milk-vessels. The tube B isheld and movable longitudinally through the guide Ctand opening 0. Theguide C operates to retain the tube B in true position, so that the tubewill not incline to one side or the other. This Model.)

inclination is objectionable, as it operates to force the tube away fromthe packing-ring on one side, and so permits the escape of milk. To theupper end of the tube B, I pivot one end of a handle, B, the other orswinging end of which is provided with a loop hand-hold,

b, which may be supported on the hook C and so held from dropping intothe milk, and is at the same time supported below the cover of the can.By this handle the tube may be depressed or elevated, and its upper endset above or at any desired point below the surface of the contents ofthe can.

In operation the tube,whieh is open at both ends, is placed in the canin the position most clearly shown in Fig. 1, with its upper endarranged above the surface of the milk and cream. IVhen the cream hasformed,the tube may be depressed below the cream and the latter bewithdrawn without affecting the milk, which latter may be drawn by afurther depression of the tube.

Manifestly, the opening 0 might be formed through the side instead ofthe bottom of the can; but I prefer to arrange it as shown and beforedescribed.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent,

1. The combination, with the can having an opening, 0, and a hook, (lfixed within said. can near its upper end, of the tube movablelongitudinally through the opening 0, and a handle pivoted at one end tothetube, and having its other end supported on the book 0*,substantially as set forth. I

2. The combination, substantially as herein set forth, of the can havingan opening, 0, a guide, Oi'secured in the can in line with opening 0, abook, 0, secured within and close to the top of the can, the tubemovable longitudinally through guide C and opening C, and handle B,pivoted at one end to the tube, and provided at its other end with ahand-hold, I), adapted to engage and be held by the hook 0 substantiallyas set forth.

'GEORG E WILLIAM llllLhN ER. 'Witnesses:

RONALD MCDONALD, WM. MoKEE.

